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A. J. WIEGAND.

ADJUSTABLE HANGER FOR FRAMES.

No. 373,707. Patented Nov; 22,1887.

UNITED STATES PATENT tries.

ANDREW J. YVIEGAND, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

ADJUSTABLE HANGER FOR FRAMES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 373,707, dated November22, 1887.

Application filed April 15, 1887. Serial No. 234,920. No model.)

To all whom it may ccnoern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW J. WIEGAND, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, in the District ofColumbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devicesfor Hanging Picture and other Frames; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to'a device for adjusting pictureframes, mirrors,signs, and other wall ornaments, and has for its object to provide anarticle of this class whereby a picture, mirror, or sign can be adjustedat will at any fixed height or angle upon a wall from which it issuspended by simply placing the frame thereof in the position desired.

YVith this end in view my invention consists, essentially, in aparticular manner of arranging the suspending-cord with reference to theframe, as will be seen from the explanation hereinafter given.

My invention consists, further, in-a simple and inexpensive device whichserves the dual purpose of a guide-plate for the before-mentioned cordand as a means for securing the frame to which the said cord is attachedupon the wall.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a component part of myinvention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device complete,

showing a picture-frame with the cords attached and the plate forsecuring said frame to a wall. Fig. 2 is a detail view in elevation ofthe plate shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing amodified form of the securing-plate and a slightly-different arrangementof the cords. Figs. 4. and 5 are detail views illustrating differentforms of securingplates which can be employed for the various uses andrequirements of my invention. Likeletters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings by letters, Arepresents a rectangular frame ofthe common and well-known construction. having the panels or sides a, a,a", and a. Upon each of the panels a and c' is secured an eye hook orbolt, 5, as shown, the said hooksb I) being placed each at a point abovethe center of the panels a and and a. b designates asimilar hookfastened centrally in the side a.

In Fig. 1 the single cord B has one extremity fastened to the eyebolt bon the panel a", and is passed through the eye 0 of the plate 0, thenthrough the eyebolt bin the end panel, a, thence back through the eye aof the plate 0, and has its other extremity fastened/in the eye-hook bon the panel a.

The plate 0 is preferably formed in one single piece, and may be made ofany suitable metal, of any of the forms shown in Figs. 4

and 5, according to the circumstances, as will be understood hereinfter.

The form of plate shown in Fig. l is designed to be used in connectionwith the cord d, which is attached at one end in the eyebolt of panel a,and passes through the eye 0 of plate 0, and depends within easy reachof a person who might be desirous of changing the position of the frameA. Thus it will be seen that by pulling downwardly upon the cord d theframe A would be elevated according to the degree of tension exertedupon the cord d, and the weight of said frame would take up the slack ofthe cord B which was occasioned by the elevation of the frame, andtherefore would, by virtue of its own weight, be projected at an anglefrom the wall proportionate to the distance the cord (1 was pulled. New,should it be desired to restore the frame back to its original position,or at a lesser angle than that to which it has been adjusted, it is onlynecessary to pull upon the free end of the cord e, which is secured atits upper end in the eyebolt b of the panel a.

It will be apparent that the cords cl and 6 might be dispensed with (seeFig. 3) in case the picture was not hung out of reach, as the framemight be similarly and fixedly adjusted by simply moving the frame withthe hands in the desired position. In this instance the cord B could beoperated through either one or two holes in the plate 0. Therefore Ihave accordingly shown in Figs. a and 5 the nail or securing-plateformed, respectively, with one or two eyes or perforations in order tomeet these requirements, as before described. i

The plate C(shown in detail in Fig. 2) is, as

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' piece and provided with apertures 0 0 0", the

before mentioned, provided with the eyes a, c and 0", and is made withthe cord-supporting portion curved out from the main body, as moreclearly seen in Fig. 5. This plate is also provided with a centralcircular recess, 9, which admits of the passage of the ordinary headedpicture-nail, (not shown,) and gradually merges into a longitudinalslot, h, as shown, to allow the head of the said nail to pass throughthe recess g, and furthermore to then permit the plate 0 to be slippeddown, the slot h preventing the plate from being dislodged.

Fig. 4 shows substantially the same construction of the plate 0, exceptthat the plate therein shown is provided with only one eye for the cord.

It will be obvious that any of the different forms of plates forsupporting the cords may be used without radically departing from thespirit of my invention.

Having thus described my inventioinwhat I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

eyebolts on the panels a and a and looped both through the eyes a and cof the plate 0 and. the eyebolt of the panel a, all arranged to operateas set forth.

2. As a new article of manufacture, the

herein-described securing-plate made of one piece of metal and havingthe cord-supporting portion provided with eyes for the reception of thesuspending-cord, said portion being curved out from the lower portion ofthe main body of the plate, which in turn is provided with a circular vrecess, 5 merging into the longitudinal slot h, for the purposedescribed.

3. A picturehanger comprising the frame A, the securing-plate 0, formedin one single piece and provided with apertures c c c, thesuspending-cord, also of one single piece, having its extremitiesfastened, respectively, in the eyebolts on the panels a and a and loopedboth through the eyes 0 and c of the plate 0 and the eyebolt of thepanel a, and the operating-cords d and c, all arranged to operate as setforth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in 1. A picture-hangercomprising the frame 1 presence of two witnesses.

A, the securing-plate 0, formed in one single suspending-cord, also ofone single piece, hav- 1ng its extremities fastened, respectively, inthe ANDREW J. WIEGAND. Witnesses:

WM. J. LYON, F. R. HARDING.

